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TIL About Johnny Bower. One of the oldest active NHL players who served in WW2 at 15 years old and played all but one season as a goalie without a mask and bad eyesight

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M1nW TIL Adam Sandler’s movie ‘Jack and Jill’ swept the floor winning all 12 Golden Raspberry Awards
JYOYv TIL Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huangdi died eating mercury pills that were supposed to prolong his life. Afraid that news of his death would cause a revolt, his trusted advisors transported his body back to his palace among barrels of rotten fish, to mask the smell.
KJoJ TIL the first goalie mask worn in a NHL game wasn’t until a goalie took a puck to the face, got stitched up, and refused to return to the game unless he could wear a mask.
W7wPo TIL Haim Saban, creator of Power Rangers, composed the Inspector Gadget Theme
5oED TIL that one of the more common crossword writers for the New York Times, David Steinerg, is 19 Years old. He was first published in the NYT when he was 14.